West Coast AFL coach Adam Simpson says a bulked-up Murray Newman won’t have to serve further penance for the incident that landed him in jail earlier this year. Newman was …
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Pat Rafter’s appointment as Tennis Australia’s director of performance will inevitably fuel expectations on Lleyton Hewitt to take over as Davis Cup captain. Rafter, though, won’t be pressuring Hewitt into …
Continue reading Rafter in new role at Tennis AustraliaCaptaincy might agree these days with Justin Hodges but the Broncos’ veteran believes Alex Glenn or Andrew McCullough will become the NRL club’s next long-term skipper. Hodges, 32, admitted he …
Continue reading Justin Hodges next Broncos NRL captain?With a proud 60-year streak on the line, the Kangaroos say they have a responsibility to make the Four Nations rugby league final. The Australians go into their do-or-die clash …
Continue reading Kangaroos intent on averting league recordDavis Cup captain Pat Rafter has been appointed Tennis Australia’s new director of performance. The role is effectively the most powerful in Australia’s professional tennis ranks, with Rafter to report …
Continue reading Rafter’s new role at Tennis AustraliaPoints table, what points table? New Zealand coach Stephen Kearney insists he’s not weighing up possible ladder permutations from the Four Nations tournament’s last two pool matches this weekend. Although …
Continue reading Kiwis shut out 4-Nations points tableWhere’s Wayne? Wayne Bennett is back holding the reins at the Broncos but the NRL club’s prodigal coach was nowhere to be seen as his players started pre-season training. Nor …
Continue reading Bronco Bennett back to old tricks on day 1For all the clangour that followed Shane Warne’s retirement, another bedrock of Australian cricket is proving just as difficult to replace. First drop is the most important position in any …
Continue reading Aus cricket must decide on No.3 batsmanAn upbeat Michael Clarke believes building much-needed momentum in the upcoming one-day series against South Africa can help Australia’s battered Test side bounce back against India. Australia departed for the …
Continue reading Aussie cricketers out to build momentumStunned at being grilled about his captaincy, Michael Clarke has no doubt a big score is just around the corner. Clarke has averaged just 27.46 in his past 16 innings …
Continue reading Clarke confident of returning to formEngland should start preparing for some more Kieran Read offload party tricks. The All Blacks No.8 has made an art form of conjuring passes out of tackles for others to …
Continue reading More pass mastery from Kieran ReadAs Cricket Australia firm up plans for a women’s Big Bash League, recently-retired national captain Jodie Fields hopes they decide less is more. CA’s push towards a WBBL gathered further …
Continue reading CA aim to make a splash with women’s BBLWales captain Sam Warburton isn’t cursing bad luck for a run of nine straight losses against the Wallabies, bluntly admitting his side just hasn’t been good enough. “You are not …
Continue reading No excuses as Wales look to end runFijian-born soldier Semesa Rokoduguni is in line to make his England debut against the All Blacks at Twickenham on Saturday after being retained in coach Stuart Lancaster’s 23-man matchday squad. …
Continue reading Fijian set for England rugby debutMichael Clarke has arrived home in Sydney stunned at being asked if he fears for his job as Australian cricket captain. Clarke has averaged just 27.46 in his last 16 …
Continue reading Clarke bemused over captaincy grillingEngland spearhead seamer James Anderson has been ruled out of the forthcoming one-day series in Sri Lanka because of a knee injury. However, England said they hoped to have the …
Continue reading England’s Anderson out of Lanka tourAll Blacks coach Steve Hansen is buying into the importance of winning the battle for fortress Twickenham. Saturday’s Test against England will be the fourth time the teams have clashed …
Continue reading All Blacks out to breach ‘fortress’Brian Lara believes West Indies cricket will overcome the threat of complete financial collapse caused by the team’s controversial withdrawal from the tour of India. The already cash-strapped West Indies …
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